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042 MoH leu I PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE I WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1998 B-5 OBITUARIES CARLETON PUTNAM GORDON S. COCHRAN Airline founder to an supporting Commercial editor the friend Appeal. decision in he Memphis wrote a who reply, published sending it in a copy The Patriarch of Vermont skiing family and defender of segregation By Robert McG. Thomas Jr. The New York Times Carleton Putnam, who helped create a major airline, wrote an acclaimed biography of Theodore Roosevelt, and then, driven by opposition to the Supreme Court's 1954 school desegregation decision, turned out a classic defense of racial segregation, died March 5 in Charlottesville, Va.

He was 96 and a former chairman of Delta Air Lines. It must seem curious that a 1924 Princeton University graduate who professed a passionate belief in the power of the individual and exemplified it during a life of diverse achievement should see a person's race, not the person, as the engine of individual accomplishment. Certainly by the time Mr. Putnam became an eloquent opponent of integration he had accomplished a lot. Within a year after graduating from Columbia law school in 1932, Mr.

Putnam, a well-born New Yorker with roots deep in New England history, had started a shoestring coastal airline in California. Within a year after that, in 1934, he had secured a lucrative Chicago-to-New Orleans mail route, relocated his fledgling airline to Memphis, and begun the expansion that would lead in 1953 to merger with Delta in the largest airline combination up to that time. After a year as Delta's chairman, Mr. Putnam abruptly changed course, moved to Washington, D.C., to be near the Library of Congress and wrote "Theodore Roosevelt," a work that won the respect of later biographers. Conceived as the first of four volumes, the book covered the first 28 years of the president's life.

Mr. Putnam changed course again, abandoning the biography and taking up the cause of racial segregation. The issue was Brown vs. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation, but Mr. Putnam was not drawn into the fray until 1958.

After reading a Life magazine editorial LATEST DEATHS To our readers: The Post-Gazette's comprehensive listings of recent deaths include two types of obituaries. News obituaries, prepared by our staff, are published at the discretion of our editors. Death notices are paid obituaries prepared by the funeralhome directors. To place a death notice, call 263- 1371. To suggest a news obituary, call 263-1601.

The following list is provided free as a public service. Listings followed by (DN) indicate that a death notice is published elsewhere in these pages. We accept information for the following list only from funeral directors and employees of crematoriums and memorial societies, who may call 263-1601 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAKER, Channing 83, of Ross, died March 15. T.B. Devin Funeral Home, Ross. (DN) BALDI, Vincent 86, of Beechview, formerly of Mount Washington, died March 15. Brusco-Napier Funeral Home, Beechview.

(DN) BENVIN, Anthony E. Ill, 18, of Troy Hill, died March 15. Oscar Miller Funeral Home, Troy Hill. (DN) BERGHAUER, Margaret V. Sikorski, 76, of Scott, died March 17.

Leo J. Henney Funeral Home, Carnegie. (DN) BLAZEK, Leona A. Lang, 88, of Ross, died March 16. T.B.

Devin Funeral Home, Ross. (DN) BRADY, Warren, 93, of Hazelwood, died March 17. Schellhaas Funeral Home, West View. (DN) BURLIKOWSKI, Steve, 82, formerly of McKeesport, died March 17. Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home, McKeesport.

(DN) BUSH, Katherine of Swissvale, died March 15. Thomas L. Nied Funeral Home, Swissvale. (DN) CASE, Cecil of Richland, died March 17. King Funeral Home, Hampton.

(DN) CHARLES, Matilda Mourey Charles "Tillie," 78, of Clairton, died March 17. A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton. (DN) CIRANNI, Anthony died March 15. John A.

Freyvogel Sons Funeral Home, Shadyside. (DN) CLARK, Margaret died March 15. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (DN) CONNORS, Roy of McCandless, died March 15.

George A. Thoma Funeral Home, McCandless. (DN) CRAWFORD, James 70, of West Mifflin, died March 17. Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home, Duquesne. DeMARCO, Charles 83, of Wilkins, died -March 15.

Jobe Funeral Home, Turtle Creek. (DN) ARTUSO FRANCES A. On Monday, March 16, 1998 in Stamford, CT, age 83. Wife of the late Louis H. Artuso, a past President of the Allegheny County Bar Association; mother of Lorraine A.

Montero of Darien, CT; mother-inlaw of Alfredo Montero of Darien, CT; sister of Norbert J. Beer of Pittsburgh; grandmother of Luis and Christina Montero of Darien, CT; also survived by various nieces and nephews in the Pittsburgh area. Mrs. Artuso was a past President of the Allegheny County Association of Lawyers Wives and the Pennsylvania Lawyers Wives. Mrs.

Artuso was a longtime parishioner of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Green Tree. Visitation Wednesday, March 18, 7-9 p.m. and Thursday, March 19, a.m. at the WILLIAM SLATER FUNERAL 997 Greentree Rd.

Funeral Mass in St. Margaret of Scotland Church Thursday at 11 a.m. Entombment in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the St. Camillus Health Center, 494 Elm Street, Stamford, CT 06902.

BAKER CHANNING I E. Age 83 of Ross Twp. On Sunday, March 15, 1998; beloved husband of Virginia Wise Baker; father of Barbara Houk and Deborah Kolarik; grandfather of Christopher, Meredith Houk and Jennifer Kolarik. Friends received Wednesday 2-4 7-9PM at the T.B. DEVLIN FUNERAL HOME, 806 Perry Highway, North Hills.

Services Thurs- Spurred by an Putnam composed President Dwight Richmond Within weeks, known, had been South, creating drawing thousands Mr. Putnam only those responses used letters and Reason, a With his letter devoted most of critics point by To be sure, it by the Supreme old precedent equal, the 1954 was obviously, evidently unequal. Instead, in schools are inherently array of modern Mr. Putnam when it came to produced the glories race could not The evidence he thoughtfully that it was irrelevant. not used sociological people were the only that they had Whatever its "Race and Reality," sold more than Southern politicians teachers and It is testimony quarters that, by self-described David Duke on the leader of the Ku When it became vain, Mr.

Putnam said she did not FLORA, Virgil died March Gmiter Funeral Home, South Side. FOULKS, Westley 73, Hill March 14. West Funeral Home, Hill FRONCZAK, Laura Waldo, 94, Thomas J. Gmiter Funeral Home, GETTY, Ralph W. 72, of March 14.

David J. Henney Funeral Park. (DN) GOLD, Russell, 56, of Squirrel 17. Ralph Schugar Chapel, Shadyside. GOSSETT, Delbert I.

(DN) GREEN, Ben, 8, of Richland, Schellhaas Funeral Home, Richland. GREINER, Charles F. Ill, 61, Savolskis-Wasik-Glenn Funeral (DN) HARPER, Walter "Dip," 69, of March 15. Gaines Funeral Home, East HUNT, Elizabeth C. Long, 78, March 16.

William O. Pearce Funeral (DN) JAMES, Edith 91, of Upper March, JOHNSON, 15. Beinhauers George Mortuary, 66, of March 16. Ellena Funeral Home, John of South MaKOZMESKI. B.

Fryer Funeral ville. (DN) LINDNER, Betty A. Fleckenstein, March 17. T.B. Devin Funeral Home, LOJEK, Stephan of Penn Hills, Burket-Truby Funeral Home, Oakmont.

LONCHAR, Stella Savich, 85, died March 17. Alfieri Funeral Home, (DN) LUISO, Gary 44, of Bloomfield, 17. Winter Funeral Home, Bloomfield. MAGILL, Sister Armella, of Millvale, 15. Daniel T.

D'Alessandro Funeral renceville. (DN) MAHONEY, Michael 39, of West died March 17. R.V. Anderson Homestead. (DN) MARANTO, Janina S.

"Jeni," of March 14. Burket-Truby Funeral (DN) McKNIGHT, Robert died March G. Staab Funeral Home, West End. McNALLY, Mary Mueller, 80, formerly of Bellevue, died March 15. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue.

(DN) MEYERS, Ann E. Hershman, Braddock, died March 16. Albert G. Home, North Braddock. (DN) MINNOTTE, Dorothy Ivey, of Mt.

day 11AM. Contributions may be made to The Berkeley Hills Lutheran Church 517 Sangree Road Pgh, PA 15237 or Forbes Hospice 6655 Frankstown Avenue Pgh, PA 1 15208. BALDI VINCENT J. Age 86, of Beechview, formerly of Mt. Washington, on Sunday, March 15, 1998; beloved husband of Stella (DeLuca); father of Jackie McCarthy, her husband Jack Pat Mumbray; brother of Adeline Burkamp the late Bruno also survived by seven grandchildren 11 great-grandchildren.

Friends received Tuesday, 3-5 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, 2-4 7-9 p.m. at BRUSCO-NAPIER FUNERAL HOME, LTD. Broadway Shiras Aves. Beechview.

Mass Thursday, 10:00 a.m. in St Pamphilus Church. BENVIN ANTHONY E. Ill On March 15, 1998, of Troy Hill, in his 19th year; beloved son of Barbara (Hartman) and Anthony E. Benvin, brother of Robert and Elizabeth Benvin; grandson of Mrs.

Kathleen Hartman and Mrs. Anna Benvin. Family will receive friends at the OSCAR MILLER FUNERAL HOME, Troy Hill Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral Mass, Most Holy Name Church, Thursday at 10 AM. He was a member of A.O.P.A.

and O.T. Aviation. Memorials to the Anthony E. Benvin, Ill Scholarship Fund, Mt. Troy Savings Bank, 2000 Mt.

Troy PA 15212. 412-322- 6129. Private Interment. outpouring of favorable comment, Mr. an even longer letter, addressed to Eisenhower and published in The Times-Democrat.

the "Putnam letter," as it became published in newspapers all overt the a huge, demand for reprints and letters of support. early on had asked editors to send him that criticized his position. He as the basis for a 1961 book, "Race Yankee View." taking up only five pages, Mr. Putnam the 125-page book to rebutting his point. was an approach that had been invited Court.

Constrained by a half-centuryestablishing the dogma of separate but court could hardly rule that separate manifestly, transparently and self- reaching its conclusion that separate unequal, the court relied on an sociological evidence. devoted much of his book to arguing that the personal characteristics that of Western civilization, the Negro hold a candle to the white race. amassed was so impressive and so presented, it was easy to overlook the fact The Supreme Court, after all, had evidence to establish that black intellectual equals of white people but been harmed by forced segregation. flaws, by the time he published a sequel, in 1967, "Race and Reason" had 150,000 copies, been widely embraced by and made required reading for advanced students in Louisiana. to its power of persuasion in some his own account, reading the book as a "liberal" junior high school student sent course that led him to become a Klux Klan.

apparent that his campaign was in withdrew from public life. His wife know if his views had changed. CLASSIFIED 17. Thomas J. March 17.

Laughlin's (DN) (DN) District, died MORGANO, Anna District. Slater Sons Funeral died March 16. (DN) South Side. (DN) NOVAK, William J. Bethel Park, died P.

Kunsak Funeral Home, South ORSINI, Sue Preniczky, March 15. Copeland's Hill, died March (DN) (DN) OWENS, Robert 15. Robinson Funeral died March 17. PELTIER, Laura D. (DN) formerty of Polish Hill, died March 17.

Beechview. (DN) Home, Munhall. PERSON, Margaret Lawrence T. Miller Hazelwood, died PRO, Carmella Liberty. (DN) Brookline, died March of Pitcairn, died neral Home, Pleasant Home, Pitcairn.

RIEBEL, Albert H. March 16. Paul L. Park. (DN) St.

Clair, died RIESMEYER, Bernard Peters. (DN) 17. Lawrence B. McCabe West Deer, died (DN) West Deer. (DN) SAMBOLT, John J.

Fayette, died March 16. Copeland's Home, Bridge- (DN) SCHULLI, Nicholas of Ross, died Freyvogel Sons Funeral Ross. (DN) SHEEDY, John C. died March 16. Freyvogel Sons Funeral (DN) SHEPPARD, Lois of Wilmerding, 15.

Laughlin Funeral Wilmerding. SIMON, Florence Ralph Schugar Chapel, died March SKROCKI, Thelma (DN) died March 17. Sperling died March (DN) Home, Law- SMITH-STIPANOVICH, Munhall, died March 16. Homestead, Home, Munhall. (DN) Funeral Home, SWEENEY, Leo D.

Brothers Funeral Home, Oakmont, died SYWINSKI, Nona Home, Oakmont. Schepner Funeral USKO, Martha 16. Anthony Soxman Funeral (DN) (DN) of North Side, Me VOGEL, Regis Lawrence T. Funeral WALDRON, John 89, of North McCabe Brothers Funeral Lesko Funeral WIERNIK, Henry March 16. Leo J.

Henney Lebanon, died (DN) BERGHAUER MARGARET V. (SIKORSKI) Age 76, of Scott on Tuesday, March 17, 1998; wife of the late Frank Berghauer; sister of Harry Sikorski and his wife Catherine, Helen Farmerie, Mary Jane Finch and her husband Donald and the late Raymond and Walter Sikorski; also nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to call Wednesday and 2-4 7-9 PM Thursday at the LEO J. HENNEY FUNERAL HOME, 323 Second Carnegie. Funeral Mass on Friday in St.

1g- natius Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 12 noon. BLAZEK LEONA A. (LANG) Age 88 of Ross Twp. on March 16, 1998; wife of the late Anthony W.

Blazek; mother of Barbara A. Buzza and her husband Gilbert; grandmother of Stephen A. Buzza and his wife Erin and Scott A. Buzza and his wife Carrie; greatgrandmother of Anthony J. Buzza and Andrew S.

Buzza; sister-in-law of Dorothy A. Riesmeyer. Friends received 7-9 Wed. 2-4 7-9 Thurs. at the T.B.

DEVLIN FUNERAL HOME, 806 Perry Highway, North Hills Mass of Christian Burial in St. Teresa Church Fri. 11:30 a.m. BRADY WARREN former Democratic chairman of the 15th Ward in Hazelwood, Greenfield parts of Squirrel Hill, died Tuesday, March 17, 1998 at age 93. In 1925 at age 21, when his family, community entire area was Republican, Warren registered By The Associated Press Gordon S.

"Mickey" Cochran, father of one of the country's most successful ski families, died in Richmond, at the age of 74. Mr. Cochran died Saturday, leaving behind an exceptional family and a humble ski area that has become an integral part of Vermont life. The area is known simply as Cochran's. Mr.

Cochran was very particular about where he and his family would live when he took a job with General Electric more than 30 years ago. After two years, he found the perfect spot: a farmhouse in Richmond with a hill big enough for a ski slope in the backyard. Mr. Cochran rigged a tow rope and trained his four children on the trails. His wife, Ginny, turned the Joe Shear, 54, who built his first racer at 13 and won more than 350 stock-car victories in his career, of cancer March 9 in Clinton, Wis.

Mr. Shear raced through last season and announced his retirement just two weeks before his death. His final victory came in his last race, the Winston Short Track Nationals, last fall in Illinois at the Rockford Speedway, when he tore the fenders off his No. 36 as he drove to the front. In all, Mr.

Shear won more than 1 30 stock-car track and series championships. Since Mr. Shear's cancer was diagnosed in January 1995, he won 1 17 of the 46 events he entered in the traveling ARTGO series. Payson Sibley Wild, 92, a retired professor of international relations and provost emeritus of OBITUARIES ADVERTISING Funeral Home, Mt. Lebanon.

WILSON, Robert died March 16. died March 16. William East Liberty. (DN) Home, Mount Washington. WOLFF, Emmi WRAY, Jean died March 14.

Thomas March 15. Beinhauers Home, Brighton Heights. (DN) WRIGHT, Effie 81, of Coraopolis, died died March 16. Funeral Home, Coraopolis. Avalon.

(DN) 53, of Penn Hills, died Narch Home, Perry Hilltop. (DN) CUNNINGHAM, Kobiela, 94, of Dormont, (DN) died March 17. Beinhauer's, DESENA, Louis March 16. Wayne M. Heim, died March 16.

Aliquippa. Funeral Home, Bellevue. (DN) GALLAGHER, of Mt. Lebanon, formerty of March 17. Matter 15.

Jefferson Memorial Fu- Ambridge. Hills. (DN) LAW, Myrtle 78, of Bethel Park, died March 17. Todd Henney Funeral Home, Bethel of Plum, died March Funeral Home, Penn Hills. 84, of Coraopolis, died Funeral Home, Coraopolis.

J. died March 16. John A. Home, Shadyside. (DN) died March 15.

John A. Home, Shadyside. (DN) of Mt. Lebanon, died March Home, Mt. Lebanon.

(DN) "Chickie," died March 14. Shadyside. (DN) V. Hart, 70, of North Side, Funeral Home, North Side. Frances L.

Wiley, 87, of George Irvin Green Funeral died March 16. McCabe Shadyside. (DN) died March 17. Edward A. Home, Crafton.

(DN) of Hills, died March 17. Chapel, Penn Hills. of Avalon, died March 17. Home, Avalon. (DN) J.

"Jack," died March 17. Home, Bloomfield. (DN) "Sonny," 66, of Scott, died Funeral Home, Camegie. BUTLER COUNTY HUMES, Mary Ellen, 92, of Zelienople, died March 15. McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Mars.

KOHAN, Francis "Frank," of Butler, died March 17. King Funeral Home, Hampton. (DN) WASHINGTON COUNTY CLUTTER, A. Claire, 77, of Peters, died March 17. Michael H.

Heinrich Funeral Home, Claysville. DARRAGH, Kim, 82, of McDonald, died March 16. Thomas Funeral Service, McDonald. (DN) HAMPSON, Sophie 82, formerly of McDonald, died March 14. Nation Funeral Home, McDonald.

HICKEY, Thomas of Finleyville, died March 16. Griffith Mortuary, South Park. (DN) McCULLOUGH, Aida Louise, 96, formerly of Midway, died March 13. Nation Funeral Home, McDonald. WESTMORELAND COUNTY ALBRIGHT, Walter James Jr.

Jim," 50, of Greensburg, died March 16. Barnhart Funeral Home, Greensburg. FOWLER, Doris 75, of Derry Township, died March 16. McCabe Funeral Home, Derry. KOCHANOWSKI, Walter 75, of Bell, died March 16.

Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home, Apollo. McINTOSH, Lloyd Smith "Pap," 91, of Rostraver, died March 15. James C. Stump Funeral Home, Rostraver. ODORISIO, Dominick "Slim," 92, of Greensburg, died March 16.

Barnhart Funeral Home, BUTLER COUNTY mud room into a lodge for neighborhood kids, and without much of a plan the ski area evolved. All four Cochran children Marilyn, Barbara Ann, Bobby? and Lindy eventually made the U.S. Ski Team and became Olympic skiers. Barbara Ann won a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics, and the Cochran clan became Vermont's first ski family. "Like maple syrup and Morgan horses, you are Vermont's finest products," U.S.

Sen. George Aiken said back in the 1970s. And although the children had scores of other coaches in their careers, they always remembered their father. "My father was a phenomenal coach and a terrific Barbara Ann said. "His whole idea OTHER DEATHS Northwestern University, Feb.

Evanston, Ill. At Harvard ty, he was a professor of ment and dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Harvard until he resigned in He was the dean of faculties vice president at Northwestern from 1949 to 1969 and provost 1969 until his retirement four later. He was the author of books and numerous articles international law, foreign policy political science. Charlie Morrow, 43, a Chicago candy company who owned the minor league lumbus (Ga.) RedStixx team and the Columbus mouths hockey club, Wednesday cancer in Houston, Texas. Mr.

row retired as president Sr. "Uncle Bob," of Garfield, Samuel E. Coston Funeral Home, of Avalon, died March 17. (DN) Sayford, 84, of Upper St. Clair, died Mortuary, Peters.

(DN) Mae Cumming, 93, of Avalon, Orion C. Pinkerton Funeral Home, BEAVER COUNTY Sr. Blandina, 86, died March 16. "Blackie," 83, of Aliquippa, died N. Tatalovich Funeral Home, Elizabeth, 98, of Baden, died -Tatalovich Funeral Home, 92, of Rochester Borough, died Funeral Home, Beaver.

three grandchildren; brother of Stanley Burlikowski and Sophie Stefl and the late Helen Kennedy, John Burley and Catherine Stangarone. Friends will be received on Wed. from 2-4 and 7-9 at the JAYCOX-JAWORSKI FUNERAL HOME, INC. 2703 O'Neil Boulevard, McKeesport, PA. Services on Thurs.

9:30 am. Blessing at the funeral home followed by a 10:00 am Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, McKeesport. Interment in the New St. Joseph Cemetery, N.

Versailles. BUSH KATHERINE M. On Sunday, March 15, 1998 of Swissvale; beloved sister of Dorothy Bush of Swissvale and Patricia Minnear and her husband Paul of North Versailles; also survived by nieces and nephews. Friends received 2-4 7-9PM Tuesday Wednesday at the THOMAS L. NIED FUNERAL HOME, INC.

7441 Washington Swissvale. Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Anselm Church, Swissvale Thursday at 10AM. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Diabetes Association. CASE CECIL G.

On March 17, 1998, of Richland brother of Gertrude Sullivan, Margaret Brown, Dorothy Turak, Joan Cene, Janet Tomas, Marie McCurry, Ralph and Robert Case; survived by nieces and 'nephews. Friends received Thursday from 2-4 was that training was a life lesson. "To be the best you could be, you had to work. But he never pushed us, it was always our choice. Dad just wanted to give us the opportunity to improve.

Mr. Cochran had a tremendous rapport with young skiers. He even coached the U.S. Ski Team for a year. Lindy Cochran said she will not be able to look at the hill in Richmond again without thinking of her father and all the kids who first learned to ski in their backyard.

Cochran said that what mattered to her husband was family and skiing. "Those were the loves of his life. He was an honest harddon't think ever thought he did working, down to guy who I anything exceptional." 23 in Universigovern- Graduate at 1949. and a from years several on and former executive Cobaseball Cottonof Morof the TOKAR, died Rostraver. 15.

John died Green of Pittsburgh, DUKE, of Scott, Home, County, Connellsville. HALL, Felismere, 15. John HOLBY, 17. James JOHNS, County, Home, of South Funeral formerly Sanctuary MILLER, Brandt ROHLF, Fayette Funeral Ohio, died Swissvale. formerty land Home, Fayette Funeral Funeral County, Home, family run Fannie May moved Candies in Chicago in 1994 and to Columbus with his wife and three children after purchasing the Class A RedStixx of the South Atlantic League.

University of Michigan researcher among the first to develop quantitative methods for measuring physicians' performance, in Ann Arbor, March 1 of a malignant brain tumor and Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Payne was nationally recognized for his research in the evaluation and improvement of physicians' research. His work on measuring care quality and using data-based feedback provided models that are commonly used to assess and improve the delivery of health care. Beverly C.

Payne 77, a Margaret Ann Pascoe, 36, of Rostraver, March 16. James C. Stump Funeral Home, (DN) VERNEAU, Freda 83, of Latrobe, died March J. Lopatich Funeral Home, Latrobe. OTHER ARTURO, Frances 83, of Stamford, March 16: William Slater Funeral Service, Tree.

(DN) BRAND, Fred 88, of Savannah, formerly Sewickley, died March 14. DEMAS, George of Brandon, formerty of died March 15. (DN) Louis A. 74, of Sarasota, formerly died March 15. Lawrence T.

Miller Funeral Bellevue. (DN) FELGER, Leona 91, of Connellsville, Fayette died March 14. Brooks Funeral Home, Florence Minyon Oleszewski, 76, of formerly of Jeannette, died March V. Graziano Funeral Home, Jeannette. Thomas 75, of Blairsville, died March F.

Ferguson Funeral Home, Blairsville. Sarah 82, of Connellsville, Fayette died March 15. Ralph E. Galley Funeral Dawson. MARTIN, Anna, 84, of Wheeling, W.Va., formerly Side, died March 16.

John J. Gmiter Home, South Side. (DN) MIHALYI, Cecelia S. O'Toole, 74, of Largo, of Pittsburgh, died March 17. Garden Funeral Home, Seminole, Fla.

(DN) Herbert 68, of Pompano Beach, formerly of Pittsburgh, died March 16. H.P. Funeral Home, Ross. (DN) Stanley D. "Stan, 78, of Wharton, County, died March 15.

Donald R. Crawford Home, Hopwood. SQUIRES, Willard 86, formerly of Warren, March 15. Gene Van Horn Funeral Home, STESHOSKI, William 70, of Beggs, of Mount Pleasant Township, WestmoreCounty, died March 16. Gaut-Bacha Funeral Pleasant Unity.

TACCONI, Joseph Silvo, 74, of Connellsville, County, died March 14. Richard Kucera Home, Connellsville. TRENGA, Onelia Cattani "Nellie," of Clearwater, formerly of Wilmerding, died March 16. Alfieri Home, Wilmerding. (DN) WALLACE, Leona 102, of Dunbar, Fayette died March 13.

Burhans-Crouse Funeral Dunbar. Greensburg. Democratic. He was very active in the community and edited a satirical column in the Hazelwood Envoy called "Brady's He later edited the Hazelwood Envoy. Because of his community activities, then Mayor Lawrence appointed him to the 15th Ward chairmanship where he was known as the "Boy Chairman." His interests there included urban renewal, integration, ethnic religious harmony.

He was reelected to that office until his retirement in 1971. He belonged to St. Aloysius, St. Stephens St. Benedict the Moor parishes and many missions.

He was a member of the Duquesne Council of the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Common Cause and People for the United Way. He was a successful member of Alcoholics Anonymous since 1949. He is survived by his wife, Clara Oldham Brady and a sister-in-law Virginia Oldham Billock. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial in St. Aloysius Church, 3616 Mt.

Troy Road, Reserve on Friday at 10:30 am. Interment will be private in Calvary Cemetery in Hazelwood. If desired, memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by SCHELLHAAS FUNERAL HOME, in West View. BURLIKOWSKI STEVE 82, formerly of McKeesport, on March 17, 1998; beloved husband of the late Helen Beka Burlikowski; dearest father of Albert and Steve Burlikowski; also and 7-9pm at KING FUNERAL HOME, INC.

Rte 8 at 2841 Woodland Allison Park, PA where Services will be held Friday, 11am. CHARLES MATILDA "TILLIE" On Tuesday, March 17, 1998, Matilda "Tillie" Mourey Charles, 78, of Clairton; wife of the late Howard E. Charles; mother of Barbara Charles; sister of Ethel Mourey; also two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Friends received A. J.

BEKAVAC FUNERAL HOME 555 5th Clairton, Wednesday, 4-9 p.m. Mass of Christian burial, Thursday, March 19, 1998 at 121 noon in St. Joseph Church, Clairton, PA. CIRANNI ANTHONY J. On Sunday, March 15, 1998, Anthony J.

Ciranni; beloved husband of Rose Diulus Ciranni; father of Joseph Anthony Ciranni and Deborah Ann Bacco; brother of Francis Ciranni, Carmella Murphy, Margaret Bush and Robert Ciranni; grandfather of Amanda Ciranni, Talyson Bacco, Guy Anthony Bacco and Angelica Ciranni; brother-inlaw of Nicholas A. Diulus, Cecelia Orsini, Ida Diulus, Madeleine Sabo, Mary Degener, Anthony Diulus and the late Val and Dolores Diulus. Friends will be recieved JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS, INC. 4900 Centre Ave.

At Devonshire Street, Tues. and Wed. 2-4 and 7-9 PM FUneral Thurs. Mass of Christian Burial St. Rosalia Church.

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